Scrabble Dictionary

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Yes, bug is playable

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"Bug" Definition

noun

A defect or difficulty, as in a system or design.
A disease-producing microorganism: a flu bug.
A true bug.
An enthusiasm or obsession: got bitten by the writing bug.
An enthusiast or devotee; a buff: a model train bug.

geographical name

River over 450 (720 ) Europe rising in Ukraine, forming part of Ukraine-Poland and Poland-Belarus borders, & flowing into the Vistula in Poland.
River over 500 (805 ) Ukraine flowing to the Dnieper estuary.

phrasal-verb

Bug off Slang To leave someone alone; go away.
Bug out Slang To avoid a responsibility or duty. Often used with on or of: bugged out on his partners at the first sign of trouble.
Bug out Slang To leave or quit, usually in a hurry.

verb-transitive

To annoy; pester.
To equip (a room or telephone circuit, for example) with a concealed electronic listening device.
To make (the eyes) bulge or grow large.
To prey on; worry: a memory that bugged me for years.

verb-intransitive

To grow large; bulge: My eyes bugged when I saw the mess.

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